Business Services

Technology Management: Every year the technology that is relevant to a business changes, along with the jargon and confusion that delay good business decisions. Client-server systems solutions have moved from big corporations into city businesses; new words, same issues. Use of ultra-thin clients, secure, servers roving access, deployment and legal/security issues are the issues I track, rather than specific and ever changing technology. (Specific technology is not the issue - a specialist is always there - but a specialist may not spend time understanding user, client and company needs.)

Project Turnaround: My troubleshooting background prepared me for agile thinking and very disciplined learning in new environments. Stress on Project managers and staff where a project is off course cannot be underestimated, and I mean that. Projects can be righted by attention, accurate communication and re-aligning technology and development to the perspectives of users and clients.

Innovative Shake-up? Or rational analysis? : Brainstorming has become a household word, but it does not describe the actual discipline. Many companies I have been to have 'shaken things up' by re-organising... once... twice: New boss,... once again. Not always unuseful, but often beside the issues. A set of approaches together with clear communication will help effective and quicker change.

Method: Or is it conviction? Every 'situation' is created by workplace interactions and decisions which can be repaired or redirected to good effect. Through my experience I have developed, taught and shared all manner of methods: It's not mystique: systems, models, process, lateral thinking, hard analysis - these are the approaches that make things work. And each situation has to be treated differently and for what it is.

I solve issues related to the way people work together, as well as the technology issues. I look to improve the situation between people and process - communication gaps, inconsistent views, broken processes, and move things forward.

Agreement of task, and constant, accurate and consistent communication of each step is assured. I will guarantee outcomes against compensation.

What's Interesting?

Is it possible to preempt, and therefore avoid, most organisational and communications problems? Perhaps not, but things could be considerably better than they usually are. I have held workshops and seminars that have introduced ideas to help stop crises occurring in the first place. Several of these ideas worked well, a few were less effective... I've been working on closing those gaps (more to solve, more to do).
I am very interested in helping shape a new or re-invigorated organisation or project before it goes wrong...
How about a harmonious and effective set up from the get-go? The next company I help with that project could be yours.